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    New pictures of Indy the human chicken!!! Check it out!!!

    i have a human chicken too! she's our little buff polish chick. she arrived and grew up with 4 other pullets - one of which is a silver polish - and now that they're adolescent she wants nothing to do with them! we call her the loner as she's always wandering around by herself in the yard. she...
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    polish pullet with lumpy front

    happily, the duramycin worked! we gave it to her in water for 5 days, continuing the olive oil + massage treatment. the lump reduced in size by half, then felt hard, then was gone and all was back to normal. not sure what to give most of the credit to, but i would highly recommend trying...
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    How to introduce 8 wk old chicks to the other adults

    we have four 1-year-old ameracauna hens and 5 18-week-old pullets. the smallest adult hen is just about the size of the young ones - not too drastic of a size difference among any of them. we tried the combine under cover of night technique and while they do share the space of the coop, the...
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    polish pullet with lumpy front

    sonoran - thanks for the feedback. it's good to think we may be on the right track. zepchick - thanks for the sympathy. i will post back when we have conclusive evidence that the duramycin is either working or not working.
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    polish pullet with lumpy front

    we have a 21 week old buff laced polish pullet. until 1 week ago, she and her 4 flockmates, who we received hatched in the mail, were in perfect health. when we went to move the young girls into the big coop, we noticed this problem with the polish: she has a very soft, almost liquidy lump...
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    'bok bok' from austin, texas

    hello! we are the enthusiastic caretakers of a beautiful flock of 9 gorgeous hens: 4 ameracaunas, 2 crested polish, 1 RIR, 1 barred rock, and 1 buff orpington. we have referred to this forum on many, many occasions and are eager to be a part of it - to keep learning and hopefully help some new...
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